Poker Authors & Their Books
The writers behind poker's most important books — from Doyle Brunson and David Sklansky to the modern GTO authors. Each bio links to all of their titles.
Michael Acevedo
The GTO translator · 1 book
Al Alvarez
The poet of the poker table · 1 book
Tommy Angelo
The poker philosopher · 2 books
Molly Bloom
Host of the world's biggest private games · 1 book
Andrew Brokos
The Thinking Poker host · 2 books
Doyle Brunson
The godfather of poker · 3 books
Mike Caro
'The Mad Genius of Poker' · 2 books
Barry Carter
Poker writer and co-author · 4 books
Bill Chen
The mathematician's mathematician · 1 book
Michael Craig
Chronicler of the biggest game · 1 book
Annie Duke
From WSOP bracelet to decision science · 1 book
Zachary Elwood
The modern authority on tells · 2 books
Owen Gaines
The poker-math distiller · 1 book
Phil Gordon
The boom-era ambassador · 2 books
Barry Greenstein
'The Robin Hood of Poker' · 1 book
Gus Hansen
'The Great Dane' · 1 book
Alton Hardin
The beginner's math teacher · 1 book
Dan Harrington
'Action Dan', the tournament master · 2 books
Phil Hellmuth
The 'Poker Brat' and bracelet king · 1 book
Matthew Janda
The balance theorist · 2 books
Lee Jones
The friendliest teacher in poker · 1 book
Maria Konnikova
The psychologist who learned to win · 1 book
Jonathan Little
Two-time WPT champion turned coach · 2 books
Mason Malmuth
Co-founder of Two Plus Two · 2 books
James McManus
The accidental finalist · 1 book
Ed Miller
The clear-thinking teacher · 4 books
Collin Moshman
The sit & go specialist · 1 book
Daniel Negreanu
'Kid Poker' · 1 book
Lee Nelson
'Final Table', tournament strategist · 2 books
Dara O'Kearney
Modern strategy in the solver era · 2 books
Bill Robertie
Two-time backgammon world champion · 2 books
Dusty Schmidt
The professional's professional · 1 book
Mike Sexton
The voice of the World Poker Tour · 1 book
David Sklansky
The theorist who made poker a science · 4 books
Jared Tendler
The mental-game coach · 2 books
Will Tipton
The heads-up theorist · 1 book
Nathan 'BlackRain79' Williams
The micro-stakes crusher · 2 books
Herbert O. Yardley
The cryptographer card sharp · 1 book